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Red microphone icon on iPhone x

Anyone know why a red mi to phone I on would be on top left of iPhone X screen?

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 4:21 PM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2020 4:34 PM

Are you using iOS 14? (Settings > General > About > Software Version)


are you sure it's in the upper left? I believe the microphone icon should be in the upper right.. unless it varies by phone model.

is it a round dot?

About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar - Apple Support


Control Center is supposed to tell you what's using the microphone or camera (pull down from the upper right of the screen)


also see this

Status icons and symbols on your iPhone - Apple Support


if my response isn't answering your question, you may want to consider posting a screenshot with this red indicator (make sure there is no personal information in the screenshot)

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Dec 21, 2020 4:34 PM in response to TLCcmc

Are you using iOS 14? (Settings > General > About > Software Version)


are you sure it's in the upper left? I believe the microphone icon should be in the upper right.. unless it varies by phone model.

is it a round dot?

About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar - Apple Support


Control Center is supposed to tell you what's using the microphone or camera (pull down from the upper right of the screen)


also see this

Status icons and symbols on your iPhone - Apple Support


if my response isn't answering your question, you may want to consider posting a screenshot with this red indicator (make sure there is no personal information in the screenshot)

Red microphone icon on iPhone x

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